Pressure in the colon or bacterial disease often lead to this kind of inflammation or infection of the diverticula. The exact cause of diverticulitis isn't clear, but there are risk factors that ...

Diverticulitis is a condition where small, bulging pouches (diverticula) that form in the walls of the digestive ...

Medical treatment results in more readmissions due to the recurrence of disease. However, it is reasonable to avoid surgical therapy in the vast majority of patients with acute diverticulitis and ...

Uncomplicated diverticulosis was not associated with increased abdominal pain or altered bowel habits. "Our results do not support that uncomplicated diverticulosis causes symptoms in individuals ...

IRELAND AM star Alan Hughes has returned on air after being hospitalised with a disease that he “never even heard of”. The ...

Bowel resection can be done for many diseases that affect the colon, such as colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, or Crohn's disease. The goal of bowel resection is to take out the part of the colon or ...

Since March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, MountainStar Healthcare is focusing on screening and prevention. Dr. Michelle Murday, a board-certified Colon and Rectal Surgeon who ...